Road to the 2024 MCWS: College baseball tournament bracket reveal and regionals schedule (2024)

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May 27, 2024, 10:10 PM

The road to Omaha has officially begun with the 64-team field for NCAA Division I baseball championship being revealed. Tennessee is the No. 1 (50-11) overall seed after dominating for the entire year and winning the SEC regular-season title and conference tournament. The rest of the top four includes two other SEC schools -- Kentucky at No. 2, Texas A&M at No. 3 -- and North Carolina at No. 4.

LSU will look to defend its title on the road in the Chapel Hill Regional with its first game against Wofford, and elsewhere, the Bryan-College Station Regional should bring the drama with the opportunity for Texas A&M to face in-state rival Texas. Notably, Florida State is back in the tournament after missing it for the first time since 1977 last year.

The SEC and ACC are each hosting five regionals. The other host regional sites include two schools from the Big 12, two from the Pac-12 -- Arizona was crowned the last Pac-12 champion and is hosting -- and one from the AAC and one from the Big West.

Oklahoma is hosting for the first time since 2010, and UC Santa Barbara is hosting for its first time on campus as the only other time the school hosted was in 2015 and did so at a neutral location.

We broke down each regional and provide you with schedule updates, scores and how to watch the NCAA tournament.

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Regionals

Double elimination; all times ET

Knoxville Regional (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 1 Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky; 1 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 2: Indiana vs. Southern Miss; 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Greenville Regional (Greenville, North Carolina)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 16 East Carolina vs. Evansville; 1 p.m. on ESPN+
Game 2: VCU vs. Wake Forest; 6 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Norman Regional (Norman, Oklahoma)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 9 Oklahoma vs. Oral Roberts; 1 p.m. on ESPN+
Game 2: UConn vs. Duke; 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Tallahassee Regional (Tallahassee, Florida)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 8 Florida State vs. Stetson; Noon on ACC Network
Game 2: UCF vs. Alabama; 6 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Fayetteville Regional (Fayetteville, Arkansas)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 5 Arkansas vs. SE Missouri State: 3 p.m. on ESPN+
Game 2: Kansas State vs. Louisiana Tech; 8 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Charlottesville Regional (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 12 Virginia vs. Penn; Noon on ESPN+
Game 2: St. John's vs. Mississippi State; 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Tucson Regional (Tucson, Arizona)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 13 Arizona vs. Grand Canyon; 9 p.m. on ESPN+
Game 2: West Virginia vs. Dallas Baptist; 3 p.m. on ESPN2

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Chapel Hill Regional (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 4 North Carolina vs. Long Island; 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Game 2: Wofford vs. LSU; Noon on ESPNU

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Lexington Regional (Lexington, Kentucky)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 2 Kentucky vs. Western Michigan; Noon on SEC Network
Game 2: Illinois vs. Indiana State; 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Corvallis Regional (Corvallis, Oregon)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 15 Oregon State vs. Tulane; 9 p.m. on ESPNU
Game 2: Nicholls vs. UC Irvine; 4 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Raleigh Regional (Raleigh, North Carolina)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 10 NC State vs. Bryant; 7 p.m. on ESPN+
Game 2: James Madison vs. South Carolina; 2 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Athens Regional (Athens, Georgia)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 7 Georgia vs. Army; 1 p.m. on ESPN+
Game 2: Georgia Tech vs. UNC Wilmington; 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Clemson Regional (Clemson, South Carolina)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 6 Clemson vs. High Point; 7 p.m. on ACC Network
Game 2: Coastal Carolina vs. Vanderbilt; Noon on ESPN2

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Stillwater Regional (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 11 Oklahoma State vs. Niagara; 7 p.m. on ESPN+
Game 2: Florida vs. Nebraska; 3 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Santa Barbara Regional (Santa Barbara, California)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 14 UC Santa Barbara vs. Fresno State; 9 p.m. on ESPN+
Game 2: Oregon vs. San Diego: 3 p.m. on ESPNU

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Bryan-College Station Regional (Bryan-College Station, Texas)

Friday:
Game 1: No. 3 Texas A&M vs. Grambling; 1 p.m. on ESPN+
Game 2: Texas vs. Louisiana; 6 p.m. on ESPNU

Saturday:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Sunday:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday:
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6

Road to the 2024 MCWS: College baseball tournament bracket reveal and regionals schedule (2)

Super regionals

Best-of-three series

Friday, June 7, through Monday, June 10

Knoxville Regional winner vs. Greenville Regional winner
Norman Regional winner vs. Tallahassee Regional winner
Fayetteville Regional winner vs. Charlottesville Regional winner
Tucson Regional winner vs. Chapel Hill Regional winner
Lexington Regional winner vs. Corvallis Regional winner
Raleigh Regional winner vs. Athens Regional winner
Clemson Regional winner vs. Stillwater Regional winner
Santa Barbara Regional winner vs. Bryan-College Station Regional winner

Road to the 2024 MCWS: College baseball tournament bracket reveal and regionals schedule (3)

Men's College World Series

Friday, June 14, through Sunday, June 26/Monday, June 27

Road to the 2024 MCWS: College baseball tournament bracket reveal and regionals schedule (2024)

FAQs

What are the dates of the NCAA baseball regionals? ›

The NCAA Division I baseball tournament begins with the regionals, hosted by the top 16 overall seeds, from Friday, May 31-, Monday, June 3. Each regional features four teams, and the format for regionals is double elimination – so a team is eliminated when it loses two games.

Where can I watch NCAA baseball regionals? ›

NCAA Tournament regionals play begins Friday with all 64 teams in play across the ESPN family of networks. Action begins at 12 p.m. ET. and will continue into the early hours of the morning.

What is the format for the NCAA baseball regionals? ›

The league's five hosts are tied for the most of any conference in the country. The regional format for the DI baseball championship is a double-elimination tournament format with the winning 16 teams advancing to Super Regionals, which will be held from June 9-12.

Who is predicted to win the World Series 2024? ›

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What college has been to the most College World Series? ›

Which NCAA Division I baseball teams have made the most appearances in the College World Series?
  • Texas: 36.
  • Miami: 25.
  • Florida State: 23.
  • Arizona State: 22.
  • Southern California: 21.
  • Oklahoma State: 20.
  • Arizona: 18.
  • Cal St. Fullerton: 18.

What are the 16 regional sites for college baseball? ›

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  • BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION REGIONAL. ...
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How many teams make the college baseball regionals? ›

The 16 winners of the regionals move on to the super regionals, where they are split into eight pairings. These pairings play in a best-of-three series. The eight winners of the super regionals head to the MCWS in Omaha.

How many teams go to NCAA regionals? ›

Each regional field features four teams, playing in a double-elimination format. All 16 regionals are scheduled to be conducted from Friday, May 31, to Monday, June 3 (if necessary). North Carolina will be the No. 4 national seed and will host a regional for the 13th time in program history.

How do NCAA regionals work? ›

NCAA Baseball Regionals Structure

It's a double elimination-style tournament in the 16 Regions, each of which is made up of four teams. The NCAA selection committee divides the field of 64 into No. 1 seeds (Regional hosts), No. 2, 3, and 4 seeds.

How are NCAA baseball regionals selected? ›

Since 1954, the field has been split into two fields that qualify for the tournament: automatic berths and at-large selections. Since 2014, 31 teams earn automatic qualifier status for winning their conference tournament, whereas the remaining 33 at-large berths are determined by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.

Is college baseball regionals single or double-elimination? ›

NCAA Baseball Tournament format

The first round of play is known as the regional and it's a double-elimination format. Each of the 16 No. 1 seeds hosts its respective four-team regional, when possible. Each of the 16 regionals is seeded one through four.

Is there a mercy rule in NCAA regionals? ›

The rule is not allowed in NCAA tournament play (regionals, super regionals and Men's College World Series), in which all games must be at least nine innings.

How is home team determined in NCAA baseball regionals? ›

The first tier, called Regionals, consists of 16 locations that include four teams, seeded 1 through 4, competing in a double-elimination bracket. The 16 host sites are determined mostly by merit – most No.

Where is the NCAA baseball tournament in 2024? ›

The Men's College World Series begins play Friday, June 14, at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

How many teams are left in the College World Series? ›

The NCAA Division I baseball tournament is a 64-team tournament in the spring. After two rounds of play (which each consist of multiple games), there are just eight teams left. These eight teams then head to Omaha, Nebraska, for the Men's College World Series.

How many college teams advance to the World Series? ›

The eight super regional champions advance to Omaha for the Men's College World Series.

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